Wednesday, May 27

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We will continue looking at Civil Rights in the 50's and 60's.Civil Rights in America 1920's - 60's

Today in History

1647

The first recorded execution of a witch reportedly took place in Massachusetts when Achsah Young was hanged.

1703

St. Petersburg was founded by Czar Peter the Great.

1936

The Queen Mary left England on its maiden voyage, arriving in France four hours later.

1937

Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened.

1941

British ships sank the German battleship Bismarck off the coast of France, resulting in the loss of 2,300 lives.

1994

Nobel-prize winning dissident, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia after 20 years in exile.

1996

After a year and a half of bloodshed, Russian President Boris Yeltsin met with the leader of the Chechen rebels and negotiated a cease-fire.